diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 07c95398..3603ec32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -88,9 +88,14 @@ jobs:
       - id: branch-name
         uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7.0.7
       - name: Ensure we can checkout gh-pages
+        if: steps.branch-names.outputs.is_tag == 'true'
         run: |
           git checkout gh-pages
-          git checkout ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}
+          git checkout ${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.tag }}
+        if: steps.branch-names.outputs.is_tag == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git checkout gh-pages
+          git checkout ${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.current_branch }}          
       - name: Setup Python 3.8
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with: